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Essential Thrombocythemia: Making treatment decisions

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@mamsgirl1998

I had bloodwork done again after 1 month on Hydrea. My platelet count went back up to 1,032,000 from 1,018,000 two weeks ago. It was 1,277,000 when I stated Hydrea. My doctor increased my Hydrea to 1000mg on weekends and 500 mg weekdays. I was disappointed in my platelet increase. I guess that is normal.

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wa34937 | @wa34937 | Mar 9 6:12am

My count over three+years has varied, exceeded 1 mill a few times, rarely under 600. At one point as a seasonal I had two Hema's with the same therapy. I started with 500 daily which transitioned to 1000. At 1500 I had malaise and increased fatigue, now at 1000/1500 varied days. I'm on a blood thinner and lo dose. Hopefully you'll stabilize.

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